Category: Sports

Title: Kevin Van Dam’s Big Bass Challenge
Publisher: Zoo Games
Platform: Wii
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 12/3/2010
Overview:
If you have ever dreamed of becoming a Bass Master Champion, now is your chance! Six-time Angler of the Year winner Kevin Van Dam will provide expert advice as you go from amateur fisherman to pro angler. Choose your boat, fishing rod, and lure wisely to attract largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass. Compete in tournaments against the man himself, KVD, and show him who the better bass man is. Earn money for each catch and spend it on fancy new equipment like a GPS or a Depth Finder to better track fish.

Title: New U Mind Body: Yoga & Pilates Workout
Publisher: Deep Silver
Platform: Wii
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 12/10/2010
Overview:
Take a deep breath, relax, and let one of three personal trainers guide you through the world of Yoga and Pilates. Perform 117 standard Yoga and Pilates exercises designed for men and women to combat the physical and psychological stresses of everyday life. Get the most out of your workout utilizing the Wii Balance Board and Wii MotionPlus for accurate feedback. Create and follow a specifically-targeted training schedule to reach your overall goals. Choose one of six tranquil locations for your serene routine.

Title: Big Beach Sports 2
Publisher: THQ
Platform: Wii
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 7/6/2010
Overview:
Big Beach Sports returns to offer more friendly fun in the sun with another collection of sports, games, and competitions best enjoyed in the surf and on the sand. Competitors from around the world are flocking to the tropical island of Moa Loa. Only one will leave as King of the Beach! Earn the crown in a variety of events that you can play solo or in four-person multiplayer. Play soccer, rugby, cricket, and disc golf. Hit the waves to surf and canoe. Race on water rockets and dune buggies. And if you have a Balance Board, you can hop aboard and use it to ride the waves.

Title: The Cages: Pro Style Batting Practice
Publisher: Konami
Platform: Wii
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 7/8/2010
Overview:
Swing for the fences (without the fences) in this game that lets you take batting practice right in your living room! The Cages: Pro Style Batting Practice is a virtual pitching machine with a Cy Young-caliber array of pitches. Step into the box and take some cuts against 19 different pitch types, including fastballs, sliders, cutters, 12-6 curveballs, off-speed junk, the high cheese, and more. Once you’ve got your swing down, challenge your friends to hitting-based challenges to see who’s the best slugger. To help get you in game shape, The Cages can even track how many calories you burn with each swing of the bat.

Title: Little League World Series Double Play
Publisher: Activision
Platform: Wii
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 7/19/2010
Overview:
At the plate, you always want to avoid a double play. On the Wii, it is a different story! Double up on Little League World Series action with this collection that delivers two games in one. Little League World Series: Double Play combines the 2008 and 2009 editions of the Little League World Series video game. In the ’08 edition, you’ll pick your favorite squad from a variety of teams that hail from all around the world and compete to become the Little League World Series champ. The ’09 edition gets even better with enhanced presentation, more customization options, added mini-game skill challenges, and more.

Title: Madden NFL 11
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Wii
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 8/9/2010
Overview:
Madden NFL 11 for Wii bulks up to keep its place on top of the football depth chart! Rookies can use the new Gameflow System to let the game call their plays until they’re ready to take over. Franchise Mode has been given a Wii-exclusive makeover. This year, you’re not just building a team. You’re shaping a town that thrives or suffers based on the fortunes of your franchise. And the football party isn’t confined to Big Game Sunday with a four-player Party Mode. Designed for maximum two-on-two entertainment, you can open holes, flatten wideouts, and bulldoze a path to the end zone while your teammate executes the plays behind you.

Title: NHL 2K11
Publisher: Take Two
Platform: Wii
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 8/23/2010
Overview:
Hoist the Cup as your favorite NHL star or as your Mii in this game that lets you find out what it feels like to be on NHL ice. NHL 2K11 harnesses the power of Wii MotionPlus to give you an incredibly responsive puck-handling experience. Unleash slapshots, snap off quick-wristers, juggle pucks, and more, all in real time. Get full online support with head-to-head games, online leagues, tourneys, pick-up games, ongoing custom teams, WiiSpeak capability, and more. If you’d really like to see yourself on skates, have your Mii travel the Road to the Cup. You’ll compete against other Miis in mini-games, trivia contests, and other arcade-style challenges.

Title: NHL Slapshot
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Wii
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 9/7/2010
Overview:
Anyone can be the Great One in this game that puts you in the skates of Wayne Gretzky! Play as the hockey legend or as one of your favorite NHL players in a variety of modes that put a rink right in your living room. Whether you’re using the Wii Remote and Nunchuk or the optional hockey stick peripheral, you’ll stickhandle like the pros, with slapshots, wristers, and more. Play any team in the NHL, CHL, or AHL in five-on-five or three-on-three games, test your skills in mini-games, or go through a full NHL season. You’ll have the option to play as Gretzky in PeeWee to the Pros and Play Now Modes.

Title: Winter Sports 3: The Great Tournament
Publisher: Zoo Games
Platform: Wii
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 9/25/2010
Overview:
Winter Sports 2010 brings home the Olympic spirit by delivering the thrill of competition on a true worldwide stage. Compete in eight of the most popular winter sports events: snowboardcross, alpine skiing, free ride skiing, short track speedskating, ski jump, biathalon, figure skating, and bobsled. Play a Campaign, Quick Cup, Free Cup, Career, or vie with friends in four-person split-screen and online multiplayer. Play against anyone, anywhere; rise to the top of the global leaderboard, and become a true world champion. You’ll feel like you’re right on the snow and ice with high-impact graphics, real-life physics, and an up-close presentation style designed to deliver maximum impact.

Title: NBA Jam
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Wii
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 10/4/2010
Overview:
High flying, rim-rocking, NBA action is back with the return of NBA Jam! The arcade classic is heating up for Wii, bringing back basketball at its showboating best. Play as some of the NBA’s biggest stars in two-on-two dream matchups where a plain old two-handed dunk will get you booed off the court. Soar above the shot clock for alley-oops, windmills, 360s, and more. Hoop it up in two-on-two games, challenge modes like Backboard Smash, and one-on-one matchups against NBA legends. Gameplay gets an update with help from motion-capture technology, and the faces of your favorite NBA players have been re-created with photo-realistic accuracy.

Title: FIFA Soccer 11
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Wii
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 10/7/2010
Overview:
FIFA Soccer 11 gives you two whole new ways to play! Hit the pitch for a standard 11-on-11 match, hit the pavement for 5-on-5 street matches, or hit the wall during an indoor game. Go 11-on-11 and play with the best players in the world, with the ability to choose from 500 licensed teams from over 30 leagues. Streetball features over-the-top, five-on-five matches with in-game power-ups and multiple types of goals (like elevated goals or miniature ones). Manage your own side, compete in offline tournaments, or play co-op matches against other co-op teams online. Show off your skills with a new Trick System, control your own goal celebrations, and more.

Title: Sled Shred
Publisher: South Peak Interactive
Platform: Wii
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 10/14/2010
Overview:
Do you have what it takes to join the world’s greatest bobsled team? If the answer is “Yeah, mon!” you are ready to Sled Shred! Help the Jamaican Bobsled Team win big at the Winter World Games in this downhill racer. Coach Mon is looking to add new members to his team. Prove your worth in a variety of races that feature lots of ice and even more speed. Challenge friends on preset racing circuits or create your own challenges for up to four players. Hop into inner tubes, toboggans, old-school steel-runner sleds, or two- and four-man bobsleds, and rocket downhill using the Balance Board, Wiimote/Nunchuk, or the Classic Controller.

Title: Backyard Sports Football: Rookie Rush
Publisher: Atari
Platform: Wii
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 10/22/2010
Overview:
Football? You bet. Pee Wee? Not a chance! Leave Pee Wee football in the rear-view mirror and get big-time action, right in the backyard with Backyard Sports Football: Rookie Rush. The neighborhood kids hit the gridiron for a combination of football fun and crazy arcade-style twists. Get your football fix on 12 neighborhood fields and unlock items to create your own backyard. Join Dmitri, Pablo, Joey, and other favorite Backyard Kids as they welcome a rookie to the neighborhood and try to build a winner in an all-new Story Mode. Use wacky power-ups like Deep Freeze and Banana Peels, work on skills in new mini-games, compete in tournaments, and more.

Title: Shaun White Skateboarding
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: Wii
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 10/23/2010
Overview:
After wowing the world with his moves on the mountain, Shawn White ditches the snow and shows off some new tricks as the snowboard legend takes you skateboarding. Create as you skate by molding a dull, open-world city into a skateboard paradise. Transform benches into ramps, fountains into bowls, alleys into half-pipes, rails into nearly endless grinds, and more. Your creativity will earn points, win new gear, and open up new places to skate. Complete story-driven, objective-driven, and time-based challenges in your newly formed skate playground. Meet friends to build your own maps online, or skip the create and go straight to the skate in co-op and head-to-head multiplayer modes.

Title: NBA 2K11
Publisher: Take Two
Platform: Wii
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 10/23/2010
Overview:
The greatest player of all time meets the greatest NBA game going as Michael Jordan returns in NBA 2K11. Experience unrivaled NBA action and play as His Airness for the first time on next-gen consoles. In MJ: Creating a Legend Mode, you’ll start as the rookie from North Carolina and shape Jordan’s career. But to reshape the life of a legend, you’ll have to relive it first. The only way to unlock Create a Legend Mode is to complete the Jordan Challenge, where you’ll play ten unforgettable games featuring Jordan’s signature moments. Gameplay features new IsoMotion dribble controls, the ability to adjust shots mid-air, a powerhouse soundtrack, and much more.

Title: Deca Sports 3
Publisher: Konami
Platform: Wii
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 10/26/2010
Overview:
To be a champion, you have to be willing to go further than the competition. And in Deca Sports 3, you will push your limits to the max. Go up in the sky, into the river, down the mountain, and more in this diverse collection of ten sports and sporting competitions. Some of these games you’ve probably never had a chance to try before! Choose from volleyball, lacrosse, racquetball, fencing, snowboard halfpipe, giant slalom, kayak slalom, and log cutting. Create a personalized squad that matches your style with the enhanced Team Editor. The easy-to-use controls work with classic Wii set-ups or deliver added realism with Wii MotionPlus.

Title: Hooked! Again: Real Motion Fishing
Publisher: Aksys
Platform: Wii
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 12/30/2009
Overview:
Cast off in search of the big one! Become the world’s best armchair angler as you cast your lure in the world’s most realistic fishing simulator. The realistic fishing controls utilize the capabilities of the Wii Remote and Nunchuk. You’ll be on your feet as you twist and pull the Remote every direction to make sure the hook is set, all the while using the Nunchuk to reel like crazy and make sure you haul them in. Make sure to bring your Wii MotionPlus accessory for even more accurate simulated fishing. Once you’ve mastered your angling skills, take them online and challenge the best virtual fishermen in the world!

Title: My Fitness Coach 2: Exercise & Nutrition
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: Wii
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 1/4/2010
Overview:
My Fitness Coach 2 shows you how to exercise your way to a healthy body and gives you the fuel you need to do it! Part athletic trainer, part nutritionist, my Fitness Coach 2 is designed to get you in shape, inside the gym and out. Shape your routine from your trainer’s set of 80 exercises focused around your personal fitness goals. Work to lose weight, lower your cholesterol, get ready for swimsuit season, and more. Once you set up your routine, pick from 130 recipes, built around your tastes and accompanied by shopping lists and weekly menus, that will help you reach your goals.

Title: Major League Baseball 2K10
Publisher: Take Two
Platform: Wii
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 3/1/2010
Overview:
MLB 2K10 focuses on the match-up that matters most: pitcher vs. batter. The franchise raises the battle of bat vs. ball to new heights as Total Control Pitching meets Total Control Hitting. In the box, swing for the fences, put the ball in play, or spoil the pitch and foul it off. On the mound, paint the corners with power and precision, until your pitch count maxes out. Compete against the game’s greatest sluggers in Home Run Derby. Turn your favorite team into an unstoppable dynasty by playing through multiple seasons in Franchise Mode. Or  get more instant gratification and dominate your friends in Tournament Mode.

Title: Racquet Sports
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: Wii
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 3/8/2010
Overview:
Swing into action with this collection of five racquet sports that anyone can enjoy. Racquet Sports lets you experience Tennis, Squash, Badminton, Table Tennis, and Beach Tennis in places you never thought you’d play (including your living room). Choose from 40 engaging environments, including a New York loft, a Moroccan palace, and a coral reef. Compete in Career, Tournament, Quick Match, and Championship Modes, log some practice time, or let the game serve up the fun with random teams and unusual options in Party Mode. Controls are easy enough for anyone to play, and, with the optional power of Wii MotionPlus, more realistic than ever.